Massachusetts: Joseph Williams

June 1, 2009 - 12:42 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Romney: Earlier GM bankruptcy would have saved billions for taxpayers

By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, whose father was an auto executive during the industry's post-World War II heyday, today called GM's bankruptcy "a sad day" for the nation as well as "a son...

March 12, 2009 - 06:47 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

RNC chairman in more hot water

By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- The brief, but rocky tenure of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele grew shakier today when he was forced to reassure the party's conservative heavyweights by insisting he is "pro-life -- always has...

March 4, 2009 - 07:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Will Obama be like Bush on executive power?

By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- As a Senate committee debated today whether to create a "truth commission" to investigate alleged abuses of White House authority during the Bush era, President Obama has quietly adopted some of his predecessor's...